Professor Tracey Wilkinson

Professor Tracey Wilkinson

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Sands Cox Chair of Anatomy

Contact details

Email
a.t.wilkinson@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Tracey Wilkinson joined the University of Birmingham in February 2023 as the Sands Cox Chair of Anatomy. She previously worked for several years in the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification in Dundee, where she became familiar with the Thiel embalming technique.

She is medically qualified with a PhD in biomechanics and anatomy, and has worked in many educational institutions in several countries, including parts of Africa, Germany and at least five years in all four of the UK’s home countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Her main interest lies in learning and teaching, with many years of experience in higher education, mostly involving undergraduate and postgraduate medical, dental and anatomy students, as well as several allied medical disciplines.

She has won teaching awards in three different universities, and ran the Anatomy Training Programme, which develops young anatomy educators, for the Anatomical Society and American Association for Anatomy from 2014 to 2022.

She is currently the President of the Anatomical Society (founded 1887), only the fourth woman to hold this position. She has published on a variety of subjects, including medical and anatomy education, biomechanics, clinical anatomy, functional anatomy, Thiel embalming and human variation. 

Qualifications

  • Professor of Anatomy
  • PGCHET – Queen’s University Belfast
  • PhD in biomechanics and anatomy – Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
  • MBChB – University of Zimbabwe

Other activities

  • President of Anatomical Society
  • Anatomical Society:

-       Fellow

-       Chair of Journals Committee

-       Member of Education Committee

-       Member of Finance Committee 

-       Previous Treasurer

  • Assist running of the Anatomy Training Programme for Anatomical Society and American Association of Anatomy
  • Primal Pictures and Anatomical Society Learning Outcomes project

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Lin, G, Wang, W & Wilkinson, T 2022, 'Changes in deep neck muscle length from the neutral to forward head posture. A cadaveric study using Thiel cadavers', Clinical Anatomy, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 332-339. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.23834

Sarilita, E, Lita, YA, Firman, DR, Wilkinson, T, Susilawati, S, Saptarini, R, Aripin, D & Sjamsudin, E 2022, 'Spatial ability and anatomy learning performance among dental students', Korean Journal of Medical Education, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 309-318. https://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2022.239

Quondamatteo, F, Corzo-Leon, DE, Brassett, C, Colquhoun, I, Davies, DC, Dockery, P, Grenham, S, Guild, S, Hunter, A, Jones, J, Lee, TC, Tracey, C, Wilkinson, T, Munro, CA, Gillingwater, TH & Parson, SH 2021, 'Neutralisation of SARS-CoV-2 by anatomical embalming solutions', Journal of Anatomy, vol. 239, no. 5, pp. 1221-1225. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13549

Maniam, P, Schnell, P, Dan, L, Portelli, R, Erolin, C, Mountain, R & Wilkinson, T 2020, 'Exploration of temporal bone anatomy using mixed reality (HoloLens): development of a mixed reality anatomy teaching resource prototype', Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2019.1671813

Campbell, A, Dennis, A, Wilkinson, T & McAleer, S 2020, 'The relationship between gender and career choice in medicine–an overview', Journal of Gender Studies, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 852-855. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2020.1801396

Sadler, A, McLeod, G, McHardy, PG & Wilkinson, T 2020, 'Ultrasound detection of iatrogenic injury during peribulbar eye block: A cadaveric study', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 740-743. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-101433

Trivate, T, Dennis, AA, Sholl, S & Wilkinson, T 2019, 'Learning and coping through reflection: Exploring patient death experiences of medical students', BMC Medical Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 451. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1871-9

Hanson, C, Wilkinson, T & Macluskey, M 2018, 'Do dental undergraduates think that Thiel-embalmed cadavers are a more realistic model for teaching exodontia?', European Journal of Dental Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. e14-e18. https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12250

Kennel, L, Martin, DMA, Shaw, H & Wilkinson, T 2018, 'Learning anatomy through Thiel- vs. formalin-embalmed cadavers: Student perceptions of embalming methods and effect on functional anatomy knowledge', Anatomical Sciences Education, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 166-174. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1715

McLeod, H, Cox, BF, Robertson, J, Duncan, R, Matthew, S, Bhat, R, Barclay, A, Anwar, J, Wilkinson, T, Melzer, A & Houston, JG 2017, 'Human Thiel-Embalmed Cadaveric Aortic Model with Perfusion for Endovascular Intervention Training and Medical Device Evaluation', Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 1454-1460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1643-z

Comment/debate

Sadler, A, McHardy, PG, McLeod, G & Wilkinson, T 2021, 'Response to: Safe and Sound (a letter regarding "ultrasound detection of iatrogenic injury during peribulbar eye block: A cadaveric study")', Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 555-556. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-102030

Preprint

Wilkinson, T & Smith, MJH 2018 'Does a functional prosection provide a more effective method of learning the anatomy of the forearm and hand than a 3D online anatomy resource?' MedEd Publish. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2018.0000208.1

Review article

Lin, G, Zhao, X, Wang, W & Wilkinson, T 2022, 'The relationship between forward head posture, postural control and gait: A systematic review', Gait and Posture, vol. 98, pp. 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.10.008

Brassett, C, Cosker, T, Davies, DC, Dockery, P, Gillingwater, TH, Lee, TC, Milz, S, Parson, SH, Quondamatteo, F & Wilkinson, T 2020, 'COVID-19 and anatomy: Stimulus and initial response', Journal of Anatomy, vol. 237, no. 3, pp. 393-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13274

North, AS & Wilkinson, T 2018, 'Surgical reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint: Can we identify the optimal approach?', Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11751-018-0314-1

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